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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: abbott kevin <kevin.nnma@msn.com>
Reply-To: <b.pensions@consultant.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:49:15 +0000
Subject: Information



Dear Sir,


I'm the Chairman Barclays Pensions Administration (BPA). Management Appointed Directors in Jan.2012 and a Director since 2008. https://www.barclayspensions.co.uk/afterwork/non_member/whos_who/trustee_directors.

I have a confidential Pension Money belonging to dead individuals in my bank which I have diverted and saved for the past 4 years as a Director and I'm the only person privy of the information.

Since I'm the only person that knows about the existence of these funds here in my bank, I therefore contact you on trust so that we can use my position and good office here as the Chairman and then claim this funds in your name as the legal beneficiary.

I have all the documents to support this claim in your name.

Please get back to me if you are ready to do real and confidential business with me.

Thanks

Let me hear from you.

Kevin Abbott
Chairman
E-mail:chairman.barclayspensions@hotmail.com,
b.pensions@consultant.com,
https://www.barclayspensions.co.uk
Barclays Pensions Administration
1 Wimborne Road
Poole BH15 2BB
UK

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